I Made This

Headboard for our spare bedroom.

Fabrics and Batting

Materials:

• Sheet of Plywood (real plywood, not that particle or chip board stuff) cut to correct size by The Big Guy
• 2-inch thick upholstery foam cut to correct size at the store
• Quilt batting  - enough for a double layer between the foam and the fabric
• Upholstery fabric - nice stuff for the front of the headboard and cheap stuff for the back
• Button kits - for making 4 covered buttons
• Strong cord - for fastening the buttons

 

Button Kit

Covered Buttons

Tools:

• Pencil and Paper - for sketching plans and marking the plywood for cuts and holes
• Measuring Tape
• Scissors
• Upholstery Needle
• Table Saw - to cut the plywood to the correct size
• Drill with 1/4-inch drill bit - to make holes in plywood for threading the cord that holds on the buttons
• Stapler and staples - to fasten the fabric, batting and foam to the plywood, to secure the cord holding on the buttons
• Hammer - for making sure the staples are in tight
• The Big Buy - to help carry the plywood and operate the table saw and drill
• Tweezers - for removing the splinters
• Bandaid - to made the owee feel better
• Advil - to alleviate the aftereffects of hours and hours of stapling and hammering
  

  Finished Headboard

Comments

[antoinette gurl]

[this is good] Gorgeous DIY project!!

[mommalibrarian]

delicious and very sophisticated!

[Janette]

That's a very glam headboard you have there.  Nice job!!

Hope the war wounds are superficial and the aches and pains minor.....